that were "not in the interests of China, Hong Kong, or the `one country, two systems.'" In June 2000 and on several subsequent occasions, authorities enforced travel restrictions to prevent Falun Gong practitioners from entering the territory to stage demonstrations. In January 2001, pro-Beijing forces “mounted a full-scale campaign to shut down Falun Gong in Hong Kong once and for all,” according to Human Rights Watch. 800–1,200 Falun Gong practitioners held demonstrations and marches in the city on January 15, yet they were prevented from showing images of practitioners who had allegedly been tortured or killed amidst persecution in mainland China, or from displaying banners that criticised Jiang Zemin former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. Thirteen Falun Gong practitioners were reportedly denied entry into the territory for the events. The practitioners closely abided by the law, taking pains to ensure their conduct was beyond reproach. Chinese state-run media responded to the Falun Gong protests by declaring that Hong Kong was becoming a base for subversion, and accusing Falun Gong of being in collusion with “anti-China” forces in the West; pro-Beijing newspapers in Hong Kong similarly attacked Falun Gong in front-page articles. Prominent pro-Beijing politicians also denounced the group for criticizing the mainland government. Regina Ip, Hong Kong's Secretary for Security, called Falun Gong “devious” and said that it would thereafter be closely monitored. Although she admitted that Falun Gong practitioners had broken no laws, she said such measures were justified because it “might do that in the future.” Repeating the talking points of the Beijing government, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa said in February 2001 that Falun Gong bore “some characteristics of an ‘evil cult’”, and indicated that the group would come under heightened surveillance and scrutiny in the territory. He also stated that Falun gong would not be allowed to “abuse Hong Kong’s freedoms and tolerance,” and called its protests against the Beijing government “unacceptable.” In the spring of 2001, security agents from China's Ministry of Public Security began arriving in Hong Kong to monitor Falun Gong activities in advance of a visit by Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who was also the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. This time, practitioners’ protests were more tightly circumscribed, and authorities took measures to limit their freedoms of speech and assembly. The Hong Kong government also enforced a blacklist of Falun Gong practitioners traveling from abroad, and denied entry to